Folding kitchen toilet-stand



v(No Model.)

W. G. PRICE. FLDI-NG KITCHEN TOLET STAND.

Patented May 5, 1896.

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FOLDING KlTCHEN TOILET=STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 559,744, dated May 5, 1896.

Application tiled April 30. 1895.

To @ZZ whom it 12mg/ concern:

lie it known that l, VILLIAM G. PRICE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fra-ckville, in the county of Schuylkill and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a newr and useful Combination Folding Kitchen Toilet- Stand, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to an improvement in Washstands.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive construetion of folding washstand, made in the forni of a bracketadapted to be supported against the wall and capable of being folded into compact forni, so as to take up but slight rooni when'not in use.

A further object of this invention is to conibine in one article of household furniture a folding shelf adapted to contain a washbasin, a splasher or drip pan or tray adapted to catch the water and return it to the basin, a soap-box, a drip-pan therefor, a towel-rack, a shelf for the coinb and brush, and an adjust able mirror, and to arrange and mount said various parts in such manner that they maybe readily adjusted to the desired position, or folded when not in use, certain parts being made removable for the purpose of cleaning orV scouring the saine, and the device as a whole possessing other advantages and points of superiority, as will hereinafter appear.

To this end the invention consists in certain novel features, combinations, and details of construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fullyT described, illustrated in the drawings, and pointed out in the claiins.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a combination-Washst-and constructed in accordance With the present invention and shown in operative position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the saine with the basin-holding shelf and splasher folded up out of the way. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section through the lower portion of the device, showing the location of the soap-bor, the drip-pan therefor, and showing also the particular manner in which the shelf and splasher are hinged to each other and to the body or frame of the article.

Siniilarnuiu erals of rc ference designate cor- Serial No, 547,693. (No model.)

vor support of the article comprises two vertically-extending side bars l, which are arranged in parallel relation and spaced a suitable distanoe apart, and connected at'top and bottoni by cross-pieces 9, thus forming an open rect-angular frame. The upper crossbar 2 is perforated at or near either end to permit nails or screws to be passed through said board into a wall or partition for supporting the device as a whole at a suitable distance from the floor. S uit-able back boards 3 and ai are also secured to said side 'bars l, the upper back board 3 serving as a support for the mirror and the spring for holding said mirror at the desired angle, as hereinafter described. The lower back board a has a sliding relation to the side bars l, bein g connected with a vertically-movable frame carrying the washbasin-shelf, said back board 4 acting as a splasher for protecting the wall upon which the device is hun fr.

5 indicates a niirror, which has a pivotal relation with the fraine of the device, said inirror being located at or near thetops of the side bars l or at a convenient height, and by reason of said mirror being pivoted the angle thereof can be adjusted to suit persons of different heights, and said mirror may be held at the desired angle by means of a spring li, projecting forwardly from the board 3 and bearing up against the lower edge of the inirrer-frame, as shown.

7 indicates a shelf secured to the side bars l by means of angle-brackets 8 and located beneath the mirror and inline with the lower edge of the baclr board 3. Hooks 9 are provided upon either side of the frame for the reception of towels.

10 10 indicate an oppositelj-f-disposed pair of vertically-extending cleats secured to the forward face of the bach board i and just in side of the niain side bars i of the fraine. Suitable cleats ll extend across and are secured to the forward edges of the cleats lO, and project at their opposite ends in front of the forward edges of the side bars of the fram e. In this manner a sliding fraine is provided which is adapted to be inoved up and down IOO Within the main frame and upon the side bars of the latter as guides, said sliding frame being adapted to be sustained at any desired height by means of a chain 12, secured at its upper end to one of the side bars of the main frame and engaging a hook 13 on the sliding with forwardly-projecting arms 14, which arek adapted to support thc basin-shelf, as will ap pear.

' between said arms 14 and the cleats 10, serve to brace and firmly support said arms, and consequently the shelf resting thereon. A.r bottom board 1t?, arranged beneath `and connecting the Aarms 14:, serves to support a driptray 17, a-t-either end of which are arranged blocks or rests 18, adapted to support a soapbox 1f), and' to receive the drip therefrom. The soap-box comprises a metallic back and bottom plate, and also has connecting side or end plates, which will prevent the escape of the soap therefrom.

rear wall, by means of which it may be lifted out of place and removed when desired.

for 'the reception of the washbasin, (indicated at 22.) washbasin is also notched or cut out at one or both sides, as indicated at 23, adapting the finger to be inserted beneath the edge of said pan for lifting lthe same out of engagement with the shelf.

able stops or screws 25, preventingfurther downward progress of the shelf.

26 indicates a splasher or drip-pan, which corresponds approximately in size to the shelf 2l, and is pivoted at its inner edge to the adl jacent inner edge of the shelf 4by `means of suitable hinges. The' splasher or pan 2G is provided with a surrounding ridge or upturned edge 27 for the purpose of preventing Water from escaping and falling upon the Hoor, and

tain the same in shape and at the same time l serving tofdirect the Water which falls upon said splasher back into the Washbasin. The splasher 26 is provided at its rear edge with a pair of loops or eyes 29, riveted or otherwisefs'ecured thereto, said loops or e-yesbcing adapted to embrace the longitudinally-extending frontportion of a loopframe 30, made S ui table an gde-brackets 1 5, interposed f Said soap-box is further provid-ed With an eye orloop 20, secured to its l The perforation or aperture for the At either side edge vthe shelf is provided with supporting-cleats 24, Which when the shelf is in operative position 4pass beneath and engage at their inner ends suitof stout wire and provided with oppositelydisposed inwardly-extending arms 31, embracing the sides of the soap-box and having hooked inner ends engaging sockets or perforations in the side bars or cleats 10 of the sliding frame.

By means of the construction above dcscribed it Will be apparent that the shelf 21 and the splasher hinged thereto are both hinged with relation to the main frame'and also the sliding frame; also, that by the pcculiar construction and arrangement of the loop-frame 30 the shelf and splasher may be lifted bodily or swung upon the inner hooked ends of the arms 31 of the frame 30 as a ccnter, for giving access tothe bottom part yof the sliding frame for the purpose of cleaning or scouring the same when desired. It will also be seen that 'the lieight of the shelf which supports the Washbasi-u may be adjusted to V suit a person of any height 4and Vthat said shelf, together with the washbasin and splasher, may be folded up into the position indicated in Fig. 2 when not in use. lVhen in its folded position, the shelf is engaged and prevented from falling by means of a spring catch32, having adependingflip 33, engaging i a loop or staple 84 at the swingingend of said 21 ldesignates a shelf, preferably made from I wood and provided with a circular aperture shelf, said spring-catch being secured to the vertically-moving back board L or other convenient point, so as to travel with the sliding frame.

The article described is very simple in construction maybe manufactured'atveryslight cost, and will be found ofthe greatestpossiblc convenienceand utility. lt protects the Wall against which it is placed'from being splashed with dirty Water, and by means of the particular construction of splasher or drip-pan described water is ,prevented from escaping and fallingupon the door. Other advantages which the device possesses will ybe apparent without further description.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of'construction may be rcsorted to Without departing from the'spirit or sacricing'any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with an open stationary supporting-frame adapted to be attached to a wall or partition, of a vertically-movable p frame slidably mounted within said stationary frame, a pivoted and folding shelf se cured to said vertically-movable frame and adapted to receive and support a washbasin,

and an open-link chain attached at its upper end to the stationary frame and capable of being connected with a projection on'the sliding frame for holding the latter suspended at any desired elevation, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a suitable supporting-frame, of a vertically-sliding frame mounted within said supporting-frame, a shelf foo A Carried by said sliding frame and pivotally eonneeted therewith so as to be eapable of being folded up ont of the way, and a springeateh for supporting said pivoted shelf in its folded or upright position, substantially as described.

A folding Washstand comprising a stationary snpportingframe adapted to be seeured to and suspended upon a Wall, a sliding fra-me mounted npon said stationary frame and Capable of being ad jnsted to and retained at any desired height, a shelf hinged to said sliding frame and adapted to receive and snpport a washbasin, and a forwardly-extending aiin rigidly connected with said sliding frame and extending beneath said hinged shelf for supporting the latter in horizontal position, substantially as described.

l. In a., washstand, the Combination with the main su pporting-frame, of a frame having 'a sliding Connection therewith and provided with forwardly-extending arms, a shelf pivotally eonneeted with said sliding' frame and adapted to receive and support a Washbasin,

oppositely-disposed eleats seenred to said shelf and notehed at their inner ends to engage beneath stops on said sliding frame, and means for retaining said sliding frame at any desired height, substantially as specified.

5. In a Washstand, the combination with the main snpportingframe, of a sliding frame connected therewith and provided with a removable drip-tray, a soap-box carried by said sliding frame and located above said driptray, ashelf carried by said slidin g frame and adapted to receive and support a Washbasin, a splasher pivotally connected with said shelf and adapted to overlie the Washbasin, and means for holding said sliding frame and its shelf at any desired height, substantiallyT as described.

In testimonyr that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the'presenee of two Witnesses.

XVILLIAM G. PRICE.

IVitnesses:

T. T. IENES, J. W. SNYDEIL 

